Kansas — 2004 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate2004 presidential electionKansas · PresidentBushR+25.4
How it voted
Share of the 2004 vote
| George W. Bush ✓Republican | 62.0% | 736,456 |
|---|---|---|
| John KerryDemocratic | 36.6% | 434,993 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 1.4% | 16,307 |
2004presidential margin
D+60R+60
105 counties, each filled by 2004 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Kansas cast 6 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (105 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Allen County, KS | Republican | R+33.1 |
| Anderson County, KS | Republican | R+31.2 |
| Atchison County, KS | Republican | R+10.7 |
| Barber County, KS | Republican | R+49.7 |
| Barton County, KS | Republican | R+49.5 |
| Bourbon County, KS | Republican | R+32.2 |
| Brown County, KS | Republican | R+41.3 |
| Butler County, KS | Republican | R+41.6 |
| Chase County, KS | Republican | R+42.4 |
| Chautauqua County, KS | Republican | R+57.4 |
| Cherokee County, KS | Republican | R+23.8 |
| Cheyenne County, KS | Republican | R+61.1 |
| Clark County, KS | Republican | R+58.6 |
| Clay County, KS | Republican | R+59.4 |
| Cloud County, KS | Republican | R+44.7 |
| Coffey County, KS | Republican | R+49.1 |
| Comanche County, KS | Republican | R+58.1 |
| Cowley County, KS | Republican | R+31.8 |
| Crawford County, KS | Republican | R+6.1 |
| Decatur County, KS | Republican | R+57.5 |
| Dickinson County, KS | Republican | R+44.7 |
| Doniphan County, KS | Republican | R+39.6 |
| Douglas County, KS | Democratic | D+16.1 |
| Edwards County, KS | Republican | R+46.7 |
| Elk County, KS | Republican | R+49.5 |
| Ellis County, KS | Republican | R+31.7 |
| Ellsworth County, KS | Republican | R+47.0 |
| Finney County, KS | Republican | R+51.6 |
| Ford County, KS | Republican | R+48.2 |
| Franklin County, KS | Republican | R+30.2 |
| Geary County, KS | Republican | R+29.6 |
| Gove County, KS | Republican | R+64.7 |
| Graham County, KS | Republican | R+51.9 |
| Grant County, KS | Republican | R+58.3 |
| Gray County, KS | Republican | R+62.7 |
| Greeley County, KS | Republican | R+60.7 |
| Greenwood County, KS | Republican | R+42.3 |
| Hamilton County, KS | Republican | R+58.3 |
| Harper County, KS | Republican | R+48.7 |
| Harvey County, KS | Republican | R+27.8 |
| Haskell County, KS | Republican | R+70.6 |
| Hodgeman County, KS | Republican | R+61.7 |
| Jackson County, KS | Republican | R+28.3 |
| Jefferson County, KS | Republican | R+24.5 |
| Jewell County, KS | Republican | R+58.0 |
| Johnson County, KS | Republican | R+23.3 |
| Kearny County, KS | Republican | R+62.2 |
| Kingman County, KS | Republican | R+50.4 |
| Kiowa County, KS | Republican | R+65.1 |
| Labette County, KS | Republican | R+19.5 |
| Lane County, KS | Republican | R+63.3 |
| Leavenworth County, KS | Republican | R+18.0 |
| Lincoln County, KS | Republican | R+54.3 |
| Linn County, KS | Republican | R+29.9 |
| Logan County, KS | Republican | R+66.1 |
| Lyon County, KS | Republican | R+20.2 |
| Marion County, KS | Republican | R+48.4 |
| Marshall County, KS | Republican | R+28.8 |
| McPherson County, KS | Republican | R+44.9 |
| Meade County, KS | Republican | R+65.6 |
| Miami County, KS | Republican | R+29.8 |
| Mitchell County, KS | Republican | R+57.2 |
| Montgomery County, KS | Republican | R+37.3 |
| Morris County, KS | Republican | R+35.1 |
| Morton County, KS | Republican | R+64.1 |
| Nemaha County, KS | Republican | R+48.9 |
| Neosho County, KS | Republican | R+31.5 |
| Ness County, KS | Republican | R+56.4 |
| Norton County, KS | Republican | R+62.3 |
| Osage County, KS | Republican | R+30.3 |
| Osborne County, KS | Republican | R+54.6 |
| Ottawa County, KS | Republican | R+58.5 |
| Pawnee County, KS | Republican | R+46.8 |
| Phillips County, KS | Republican | R+59.7 |
| Pottawatomie County, KS | Republican | R+47.0 |
| Pratt County, KS | Republican | R+43.8 |
| Rawlins County, KS | Republican | R+65.4 |
| Reno County, KS | Republican | R+31.6 |
| Republic County, KS | Republican | R+56.5 |
| Rice County, KS | Republican | R+46.9 |
| Riley County, KS | Republican | R+22.8 |
| Rooks County, KS | Republican | R+58.6 |
| Rush County, KS | Republican | R+39.6 |
| Russell County, KS | Republican | R+52.8 |
| Saline County, KS | Republican | R+32.9 |
| Scott County, KS | Republican | R+68.6 |
| Sedgwick County, KS | Republican | R+25.6 |
| Seward County, KS | Republican | R+57.9 |
| Shawnee County, KS | Republican | R+9.7 |
| Sheridan County, KS | Republican | R+64.4 |
| Sherman County, KS | Republican | R+52.7 |
| Smith County, KS | Republican | R+53.3 |
| Stafford County, KS | Republican | R+52.3 |
| Stanton County, KS | Republican | R+65.3 |
| Stevens County, KS | Republican | R+71.8 |
| Sumner County, KS | Republican | R+36.9 |
| Thomas County, KS | Republican | R+56.6 |
| Trego County, KS | Republican | R+46.9 |
| Wabaunsee County, KS | Republican | R+42.5 |
| Wallace County, KS | Republican | R+71.9 |
| Washington County, KS | Republican | R+58.2 |
| Wichita County, KS | Republican | R+64.6 |
| Wilson County, KS | Republican | R+50.1 |
| Woodson County, KS | Republican | R+38.2 |
| Wyandotte County, KS | Democratic | D+31.8 |
Kansas results by county
105 counties. Third-party and independent votes are reported by the county source as one combined figure; every named candidate is listed in the complete result below.
| Led by | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allen County | Bush, George W.+1,945 | 3,86765.8% | 1,92232.7% | 841.4% | 5,873 |
| Anderson County | Bush, George W.+1,205 | 2,50064.7% | 1,29533.5% | 681.8% | 3,863 |
| Atchison County | Bush, George W.+760 | 3,88054.5% | 3,12043.8% | 1181.7% | 7,118 |
| Barber County | Bush, George W.+1,194 | 1,78274.2% | 58824.5% | 331.4% | 2,403 |
| Barton County | Bush, George W.+5,792 | 8,66674.0% | 2,87424.6% | 1661.4% | 11,706 |
| Bourbon County | Bush, George W.+2,156 | 4,37265.4% | 2,21633.1% | 981.5% | 6,686 |
| Brown County | Bush, George W.+1,824 | 3,09270.0% | 1,26828.7% | 581.3% | 4,418 |
| Butler County | Bush, George W.+10,943 | 18,43870.2% | 7,49528.5% | 3471.3% | 26,280 |
| Chase County | Bush, George W.+637 | 1,05570.3% | 41827.8% | 281.9% | 1,501 |
| Chautauqua County | Bush, George W.+1,125 | 1,52978.0% | 40420.6% | 271.4% | 1,960 |
| Cherokee County | Bush, George W.+2,357 | 6,08361.4% | 3,72637.6% | 1041.0% | 9,913 |
| Cheyenne County | Bush, George W.+1,033 | 1,35380.0% | 32018.9% | 191.1% | 1,692 |
| Clark County | Bush, George W.+757 | 1,01478.5% | 25719.9% | 201.5% | 1,291 |
| Clay County | Bush, George W.+2,381 | 3,17479.2% | 79319.8% | 431.1% | 4,010 |
| Cloud County | Bush, George W.+2,011 | 3,22171.5% | 1,21026.9% | 721.6% | 4,503 |
| Coffey County | Bush, George W.+2,166 | 3,25973.9% | 1,09324.8% | 561.3% | 4,408 |
| Comanche County | Bush, George W.+570 | 77078.5% | 20020.4% | 111.1% | 981 |
| Cowley County | Bush, George W.+4,589 | 9,40765.1% | 4,81833.3% | 2221.5% | 14,447 |
| Crawford County | Bush, George W.+1,009 | 8,62652.2% | 7,61746.1% | 2841.7% | 16,527 |
| Decatur County | Bush, George W.+1,000 | 1,35577.9% | 35520.4% | 301.7% | 1,740 |
| Dickinson County | Bush, George W.+3,931 | 6,29571.6% | 2,36426.9% | 1321.5% | 8,791 |
| Doniphan County | Bush, George W.+1,426 | 2,49169.1% | 1,06529.6% | 471.3% | 3,603 |
| Douglas County | Kerry, John+8,090 | 20,54441.0% | 28,63457.1% | 9331.9% | 50,111 |
| Edwards County | Bush, George W.+698 | 1,08472.5% | 38625.8% | 261.7% | 1,496 |
| Elk County | Bush, George W.+750 | 1,11973.9% | 36924.4% | 271.8% | 1,515 |
| Ellis County | Bush, George W.+3,858 | 7,89164.7% | 4,03333.1% | 2632.2% | 12,187 |
| Ellsworth County | Bush, George W.+1,458 | 2,25972.8% | 80125.8% | 421.4% | 3,102 |
| Finney County | Bush, George W.+5,128 | 7,47975.3% | 2,35123.7% | 1031.0% | 9,933 |
| Ford County | Bush, George W.+4,346 | 6,63273.6% | 2,28625.4% | 981.1% | 9,016 |
| Franklin County | Bush, George W.+3,470 | 7,39164.4% | 3,92134.2% | 1641.4% | 11,476 |
| Geary County | Bush, George W.+2,172 | 4,70364.2% | 2,53134.5% | 941.3% | 7,328 |
| Gove County | Bush, George W.+949 | 1,19681.5% | 24716.8% | 241.6% | 1,467 |
| Graham County | Bush, George W.+748 | 1,08275.1% | 33423.2% | 241.7% | 1,440 |
| Grant County | Bush, George W.+1,608 | 2,16978.6% | 56120.3% | 281.0% | 2,758 |
| Gray County | Bush, George W.+1,408 | 1,81680.9% | 40818.2% | 210.9% | 2,245 |
| Greeley County | Bush, George W.+446 | 58479.5% | 13818.8% | 131.8% | 735 |
| Greenwood County | Bush, George W.+1,371 | 2,28270.3% | 91128.1% | 511.6% | 3,244 |
| Hamilton County | Bush, George W.+659 | 88878.6% | 22920.3% | 131.2% | 1,130 |
| Harper County | Bush, George W.+1,427 | 2,15473.5% | 72724.8% | 491.7% | 2,930 |
| Harvey County | Bush, George W.+4,203 | 9,53463.1% | 5,33135.3% | 2451.6% | 15,110 |
| Haskell County | Bush, George W.+1,129 | 1,35684.8% | 22714.2% | 161.0% | 1,599 |
| Hodgeman County | Bush, George W.+730 | 95380.6% | 22318.9% | 70.6% | 1,183 |
| Jackson County | Bush, George W.+1,666 | 3,73063.3% | 2,06435.1% | 941.6% | 5,888 |
| Jefferson County | Bush, George W.+2,155 | 5,40861.5% | 3,25337.0% | 1321.5% | 8,793 |
| Jewell County | Bush, George W.+1,110 | 1,49578.1% | 38520.1% | 351.8% | 1,915 |
| Johnson County | Bush, George W.+60,237 | 158,10361.1% | 97,86637.8% | 2,7181.1% | 258,687 |
| Kearny County | Bush, George W.+905 | 1,17780.9% | 27218.7% | 60.4% | 1,455 |
| Kingman County | Bush, George W.+1,897 | 2,80174.4% | 90424.0% | 591.6% | 3,764 |
| Kiowa County | Bush, George W.+1,019 | 1,27581.5% | 25616.4% | 342.2% | 1,565 |
| Labette County | Bush, George W.+1,785 | 5,40059.1% | 3,61539.6% | 1241.4% | 9,139 |
| Lane County | Bush, George W.+642 | 82381.2% | 18117.9% | 101.0% | 1,014 |
| Leavenworth County | Bush, George W.+4,910 | 15,94958.4% | 11,03940.4% | 3431.3% | 27,331 |
| Lincoln County | Bush, George W.+977 | 1,36876.0% | 39121.7% | 412.3% | 1,800 |
| Linn County | Bush, George W.+1,417 | 3,04864.3% | 1,63134.4% | 621.3% | 4,741 |
| Logan County | Bush, George W.+1,007 | 1,25582.4% | 24816.3% | 201.3% | 1,523 |
| Lyon County | Bush, George W.+2,717 | 7,95159.2% | 5,23438.9% | 2551.9% | 13,440 |
| Marion County | Bush, George W.+2,980 | 4,51673.3% | 1,53624.9% | 1071.7% | 6,159 |
| Marshall County | Bush, George W.+1,472 | 3,26163.8% | 1,78935.0% | 581.1% | 5,108 |
| McPherson County | Bush, George W.+6,006 | 9,59571.8% | 3,58926.8% | 1831.4% | 13,367 |
| Meade County | Bush, George W.+1,392 | 1,74882.4% | 35616.8% | 170.8% | 2,121 |
| Miami County | Bush, George W.+4,175 | 9,01364.3% | 4,83834.5% | 1651.2% | 14,016 |
| Mitchell County | Bush, George W.+1,916 | 2,60977.9% | 69320.7% | 471.4% | 3,349 |
| Montgomery County | Bush, George W.+5,260 | 9,59868.0% | 4,33830.7% | 1801.3% | 14,116 |
| Morris County | Bush, George W.+1,030 | 1,96166.8% | 93131.7% | 441.5% | 2,936 |
| Morton County | Bush, George W.+1,011 | 1,28781.7% | 27617.5% | 130.8% | 1,576 |
| Nemaha County | Bush, George W.+2,672 | 4,02773.7% | 1,35524.8% | 811.5% | 5,463 |
| Neosho County | Bush, George W.+2,281 | 4,70565.1% | 2,42433.5% | 1021.4% | 7,231 |
| Ness County | Bush, George W.+1,025 | 1,40777.4% | 38221.0% | 291.6% | 1,818 |
| Norton County | Bush, George W.+1,619 | 2,09280.5% | 47318.2% | 341.3% | 2,599 |
| Osage County | Bush, George W.+2,263 | 4,80064.3% | 2,53734.0% | 1261.7% | 7,463 |
| Osborne County | Bush, George W.+1,133 | 1,58776.5% | 45421.9% | 341.6% | 2,075 |
| Ottawa County | Bush, George W.+1,738 | 2,33378.5% | 59520.0% | 431.4% | 2,971 |
| Pawnee County | Bush, George W.+1,399 | 2,17272.7% | 77325.9% | 431.4% | 2,988 |
| Phillips County | Bush, George W.+1,699 | 2,25679.2% | 55719.6% | 341.2% | 2,847 |
| Pottawatomie County | Bush, George W.+4,150 | 6,32671.7% | 2,17624.7% | 3213.6% | 8,823 |
| Pratt County | Bush, George W.+1,921 | 3,12171.2% | 1,20027.4% | 631.4% | 4,384 |
| Rawlins County | Bush, George W.+1,125 | 1,41482.2% | 28916.8% | 171.0% | 1,720 |
| Reno County | Bush, George W.+8,634 | 17,74865.0% | 9,11433.4% | 4621.7% | 27,324 |
| Republic County | Bush, George W.+1,631 | 2,23877.5% | 60721.0% | 441.5% | 2,889 |
| Rice County | Bush, George W.+2,052 | 3,18272.7% | 1,13025.8% | 641.5% | 4,376 |
| Riley County | Bush, George W.+4,764 | 12,67260.6% | 7,90837.8% | 3311.6% | 20,911 |
| Rooks County | Bush, George W.+1,587 | 2,12178.3% | 53419.7% | 552.0% | 2,710 |
| Rush County | Bush, George W.+709 | 1,22668.5% | 51728.9% | 462.6% | 1,789 |
| Russell County | Bush, George W.+1,861 | 2,67175.8% | 81023.0% | 441.2% | 3,525 |
| Saline County | Bush, George W.+7,587 | 15,11165.6% | 7,52432.7% | 4061.8% | 23,041 |
| Scott County | Bush, George W.+1,577 | 1,92483.7% | 34715.1% | 281.2% | 2,299 |
| Sedgwick County | Bush, George W.+45,542 | 110,38162.1% | 64,83936.5% | 2,4591.4% | 177,679 |
| Seward County | Bush, George W.+3,150 | 4,27278.5% | 1,12220.6% | 450.8% | 5,439 |
| Shawnee County | Bush, George W.+7,924 | 44,18854.2% | 36,26444.5% | 1,1251.4% | 81,577 |
| Sheridan County | Bush, George W.+905 | 1,14481.4% | 23917.0% | 231.6% | 1,406 |
| Sherman County | Bush, George W.+1,456 | 2,08875.6% | 63222.9% | 421.5% | 2,762 |
| Smith County | Bush, George W.+1,263 | 1,80376.1% | 54022.8% | 271.1% | 2,370 |
| Stafford County | Bush, George W.+1,143 | 1,64975.4% | 50623.1% | 311.4% | 2,186 |
| Stanton County | Bush, George W.+631 | 79682.4% | 16517.1% | 50.5% | 966 |
| Stevens County | Bush, George W.+1,626 | 1,93685.5% | 31013.7% | 190.8% | 2,265 |
| Sumner County | Bush, George W.+3,875 | 7,09267.6% | 3,21730.7% | 1791.7% | 10,488 |
| Thomas County | Bush, George W.+2,191 | 3,00777.7% | 81621.1% | 471.2% | 3,870 |
| Trego County | Bush, George W.+791 | 1,22572.7% | 43425.7% | 271.6% | 1,686 |
| Wabaunsee County | Bush, George W.+1,530 | 2,53170.2% | 1,00127.8% | 722.0% | 3,604 |
| Wallace County | Bush, George W.+630 | 74284.7% | 11212.8% | 222.5% | 876 |
| Washington County | Bush, George W.+1,855 | 2,49878.3% | 64320.2% | 491.5% | 3,190 |
| Wichita County | Bush, George W.+686 | 86981.8% | 18317.2% | 100.9% | 1,062 |
| Wilson County | Bush, George W.+2,203 | 3,26374.2% | 1,06024.1% | 751.7% | 4,398 |
| Woodson County | Bush, George W.+674 | 1,20468.3% | 53030.1% | 291.6% | 1,763 |
| Wyandotte County | Kerry, John+17,004 | 17,91933.6% | 34,92365.4% | 5591.0% | 53,401 |
complete certified result
Kansas candidate results
Top three shown first · expand for every reported candidate and write-in category
Source: MIT Election Data + Science Lab — U.S. President 1976–2024 state candidate returns
Nominees: John Kerry (D) · George W. Bush (R)
Kansas's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 2004 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | −48.4% |
| 1896 | +3.7% |
| 1900 | −6.6% |
| 1904 | −38.7% |
| 1908 | −9.4% |
| 1912 | +18.8% |
| 1916 | +5.9% |
| 1920 | −32.2% |
| 1924 | −37.9% |
| 1928 | −45.0% |
| 1932 | +9.4% |
| 1936 | +7.7% |
| 1940 | −14.5% |
| 1944 | −21.1% |
| 1948 | −9.0% |
| 1952 | −38.3% |
| 1956 | −31.2% |
| 1960 | −21.3% |
| 1964 | +9.0% |
| 1968 | −20.1% |
| 1972 | −38.2% |
| 1976 | −7.6% |
| 1980 | −24.6% |
| 1984 | −33.7% |
| 1988 | −13.2% |
| 1992 | −5.1% |
| 1996 | −18.2% |
| 2000 | −20.8% |
| 2004 | −25.4% |
| 2008 | −15.0% |
| 2012 | −21.6% |
| 2016 | −20.4% |
| 2020 | −14.7% |
| 2024 | −16.1% |
Same ballot, 2004KS
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 2004 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.